Sports have been part of Marquette women’s lacrosse first year attacker/midfielder Elise Smigiel’s life as far back as she can remember.
“I’ve been involved in sports my entire life, whether it was watching my mom compete (or) watching my dad,” Smigiel said. “Every single season I was involved in it was one or two sports, so I am super thankful for having that background because they pushed me everyday to be a better athlete.”
Smigiel grew up in a family of athletes, with her father Jim being a rower at Drexel University, where he would later on place in the 1988 Olympic trials.